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Red CliffDirected by: John Woo Legendary action cinema master John Woo and international superstar Tony Leung reunite with this epic historical drama set based on a legendary 208 A.D. battle that heralded the end of the Han Dynasty. Red Cliff opens with power hungry Prime Minister-turned-General Cao Cao seeking permission from the Han dynasty Emperor to organize a southward-bound mission designed to crush two troublesome warlords that stand in his way, Liu Bei and Sun Quan. Vastly outnumbered by Cao Cao's fast approaching, brutal army, the rebel warlords band together to mount a heroic campaign unrivalled in history that changes the face of China forever. A massive hit in Asia and the most expensive Asian film production of all time, Red Cliff is a breathtaking war epic that marks the triumphant return of John Woo. See Red Cliff on HDNet Movies before it's in theatres on Wednesday, November 18th at 8:00 PM ET, followed by encore presentations at 10:30 PM and 1:00 AM. |
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Serious MoonlightWritten by: Adrienne Shelly After she arrives at her country home for a romantic weekend getaway, things don't go exactly as planned for high-powered Manhattan lawyer Louise (Meg Ryan). First, her husband of 13 years, Ian (Timothy Hutton), tells her that he's leaving her for a younger woman (Kristen Bell). Then, one thing leads to another, and pretty soon Ian finds himself held captive by an oddly cool Louise who explains that she won't release him until he professes his love for her and commits to working on their marriage. And that's when things REALLY start to go wrong. The unexpected arrival of an opportunistic young gardener (Justin Long) and Ian's impatient mistress only serve to complicate the crisis even further, while somehow forcing Louise and Ian to reckon with their past and realistically deal with their future. Serious Moonlight has its HDNet Movies Sneak Preview on December 2 at 8 ET. |
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The House of the DevilWritten and Directed by: Ti West The House of the Devil is writer-director Ti West's 80s-period horror-thriller starring Jocelin Donahue, Greta Gerwig, Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov, AJ Bowen and Dee Wallace. Donahue plays Sam, an attractive, broke college sophomore who answers an ad seeking a baby-sitter and ends up in a bloody fight for her life. Noonan and Woronov play Mr. and Mrs. Ulman, the couple that lures Sam into the house of the title just in time for a total lunar eclipse; Gerwig plays Sam1s best friend Megan, while Bowen plays the Ulman1s murderous son. Wallace makes a cameo as Sam1s landlady. The House of the Devil was the HDNet Moves Sneak Preview in October of 2009. In theatres now. |
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Ong Bak 2: The BeginningDirected by: Tony Jaa Set in medieval Thailand, this prequel features Ong Bak's Tony Jaa as a young nobleman who masters many martial arts disciplines in his journey of revenge. Expect stand-up-in-your-seat excitement as Jaa flies through the air; twisting, turning and demonstrating the utmost contempt for the laws of gravity. And now that he has added a full range of martial-arts styles to his repertoire, Jaa is twice as deadly and twice as exciting. The first Ong Bak hit the world like a heat-seeking guided missile. A missile in the shape of Tony Jaa, touted as the new Bruce Lee and the can't-miss martial-arts superstar of his generation. Ong Bak 2: The Beginning was the HDNet Movies Sneak Preview for October, 2009. In theatres now. |
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The Burning PlainDirected by: Guillermo Arriaga From Guillermo Arriaga, acclaimed writer of Babel and 21 Grams comes The Burning Plain, a romantic mystery about three woman searching for love, hope, and second chances. In Seattle, a high-end restaurant hostess (Oscar-winner Charlize Theron) is confronted by a stranger from Mexico and forced to face her mysterious past. In Las Cruces, NM, a young girl (Jennifer Lawrence), finds forbidden love in the aftermath of her mother's sudden death. In an abandoned trailer, a housewife (Oscar-winner Kim Basinger) embarks on a passionate affair with a married man that threatens to tear their lives apart. These seemingly disconnected stories of women's lives intertwine in a powerful and explosive collision course with destiny. The Burning Plain is the HDNet Movies Sneak Preview for September, premiering at 8 PM ET on Wednesday, September 16th, with encore presentations the same night at 10 PM and midnight ET. |
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World's Greatest DadDirected by: Bob Goldthwait Robin Williams stars in this hilariously profane, daring, black comedy about a well meaning single dad struggling to connect with the world's worst teenage son - a sex obsessed, foul mouthed, angry jerk. World's Greatest Dad was the HDNet Movies Sneak Preview in August 2009. |
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The Answer ManDirected by: John Hindman Jeff Daniels, Lauren Graham, and Kat Dennings star in a hilarious romantic comedy about a reclusive, world-renown author who learns to embrace life again when he falls in love with a beautiful single mom. The Answer Man was the HDNet Movies Sneak Preview in July, 2009. |
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SurveillanceDirected by: Jennifer Lynch It’s been a hell of a day on the highway. When Federal Officers Elizabeth Anderson (Julia Ormond) and Sam Hallaway (Bill Pullman) arrive at Captain Billing’s office, they have three sets of stories to figure out and a string of vicious murders to consider. One zealot cop, a strung out junkie and an eight year old girl all sit in testimony to the roadside rampage, but as the Feds begin to expose the fragile little details each witness conceals so carefully with a well practiced lie, they soon discover that uncovering ‘the truth’ can come at a very big cost… Surveillance was the HDNet Movies Sneak Preview for June 2009. |
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The Girlfriend ExperienceDirected by: Steven Soderbergh Set in the weeks leading up to the 2008 presidential election, The Girlfriend Experience is five days in the life of Chelsea (adult film star Sasha Grey in her mainstream film debut), an ultra high-end Manhattan call girl who offers more than sex to her clients, but companionship and conversation - "the girlfriend experience." Chelsea thinks she has her life totally under control-she feels her future is secure because she runs her own business her own way, makes $2000 an hour, and has a devoted boyfriend (Chris Santos) who accepts her lifestyle. But when you're in the business of meeting people, you never know who you're going to meet... The twentieth film from Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh, The Girlfriend Experience is a sexy, gorgeously shot time capsule from the not-too-distant past. The Girlfriend Experience was the May 2009 HDNet Movies Sneak Preview. |
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Mutant ChroniclesDirected by: Simon Hunter In the year 2707, war rages between earth’s four giant corporations as they battle over the planet's dwindling resources. In an era marked by warfare and social regression, the earth is on the verge of ruin, destruction is everywhere; battles explode on every ravaged continent. Amidst heavy combat, an errant shell shatters an ancient buried seal releasing a horrific mutant army from its eternal prison deep within the earth. As the mutant scourge threatens human extinction, a single squad of soldiers descends into the earth to fulfill the ages-old prophesy of the Mutant Chronicles and save mankind. Mutant Chronicles, directed by Simon Hunter and written by Philip Eisner, is an epic sci-fi/action thriller like no other. The film’s extraordinary ensemble cast includes Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, Devon Aoki, Sean Pertwee, Benno Fürmann, Anna Walton, Tom Wu, Steve Toussaint, Luis Echegaray, and John Malkovich. "An entertaining, ambitious and visually striking sci-fi/horror epic!" – Chris Alexander, Fangoria Mutant Chronicles was the HDNet Movies Sneak Preview in April 2009. |
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The Great Buck HowardWritten and Directed by: Sean McGinly In the comedy The Great Buck Howard, recent law school dropout Troy Gable (Colin Hanks) answers an ad for a “Road Manager and Personal Assistant for Celebrity Performer,” thinking it will break him into the entertainment industry. In actual fact, he has signed on to work for Buck Howard (John Malkovich), a has-been magician trying to revitalize his waning career. With the help of a fiery publicist (Emily Blunt), Troy and Buck embark on a cross-country tour in hopes of staging the comeback of a lifetime. The Great Buck Howard was the HDNet Movies Sneak Preview in March 2009. |
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Two LoversDirected by: James Gray Two Lovers is a modern-day romantic drama set in New York. It tells the story of Leonard (Joaquin Phoenix), an attractive, placid and depressed young man who moves back in with his parents (played by Isabella Rossellini and Moni Monoshov), following a recent heartbreak. An aspiring photographer, Leonard works part-time at his father’s dry-cleaners to save enough money to buy a camera. Meanwhile, his concerned parents try to set him up with Sandra (Vinessa Shaw), the sweet and caring daughter of a close family friend. A big family dinner serves as their introduction and Leonard arranges to see her again. But then late one night Leonard looks out his bedroom window and notices a ravishing young woman he has never seen before. Michelle (Gwyneth Paltrow) recently moved into an apartment in his family’s building—an apartment that’s underwritten by the wealthy married man she’s seeing. Leonard is instantly attracted to Michelle, an attraction that quickly becomes an obsession. He ardently pursues her in the hope she will break-off her affair. As Michelle begins to fall for Leonard and Leonard discovers hidden depths in Sandra, Leonard is forced to make an impossible decision... Two Lovers had its HDNet Movies Sneak Preview in February 2009. |
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Yonkers JoeWritten & Directed by: Robert Celestino Yonkers Joe is an exciting, high-stakes con film and moving family drama written and directed by Robert Celestino, and starring Academy Award-nominee Chazz Palminteri, Academy Award-winner Christine Lahti, Tom Guiry (The Black Donnellys), Golden Globe-nominee Linus Roache, and Academy Award-nominee Michael Lerner. An ode to old time gamblers, now outdated in an age of powerful upscale casinos, Yonkers Joe tells the story of a dice hustler (Palminteri) whose determination to make one last grab for a big score in Vegas is complicated by the reappearance of his estranged, mentally challenged son into his life. Yonkers Joe had its HDNet Movies Sneak Preview in January 2009. |
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SpecialWritten & Directed by: Hal Haberman & Jeremy Passmore Les Franken (Michael Rapaport) is an average Joe who participates in a clinical drug trial and ends up convinced that he is a superhero. Les creates a new kind of underdog crime fighter for our chemically enhanced times. Reviews"...fans of Rapaport are in for a huge treat." - Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com "uproarious and always poignant comedy"..."a moving and pertinent parable for our medicated times" - Ray Greene, Boxoffice Magazine "...elements give actor Michael Rapapart a chance to really shine in a complex lead role." - Jette Kernion, Cinematical Special was the HDNet Movies Sneak Preview in November 2008. |
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SplinterA young couple has retreated to the wilderness for a romantic camping weekend — but the trip quickly spirals into a nightmare when they are carjacked by an escaped convict and his girlfriend. Thrown together by chance, no one can imagine the terrifying horror that awaits the two couples at a remote and isolated gas station. Magnet Releasing and Content Film International present in association with Indion Entertainment Group and Kish Productions, a Toby Wilkins Film, Splinter. Starring Shea Whigham, Paulo Costanzo, Jill Wagner, Rachel Kerbs. Written by Ian Shorr, Kai Barry. Produced by Kai Barry, Ted Kroeber. Directed by Toby Wilkins. Splinter had its HDNet Movies Sneak Preview in October 2008. |
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Humboldt CountyPeter is a medical student about to graduate, but when his professor fails him, he winds up in bed with Bogart, an actress and singer rolling through Los Angeles. He accompanies her to the northern tip of California, where he encounters her eccentric family of pot farmers. But when Bogart runs away without a word, Peter is thrust into the picturesque and bizarre world that is Humboldt County. REVIEWS“…character-driven comedy-drama…” - Joe Leydon, Variety “…A MOVIE WITH REAL, HONEST TO GOODNESS ACTORS, AND A PRETTY COMPELLING STORY…” - Stephen Collins, Newsvin “…a smart, moving, and altogether canny glimpse into the heart of a shell-shocked American dream.…” - Marc Savlov, The Austin Chronicle Humboldt County had its HDNet Movies Sneak Preview in September of 2009. |
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Mister FoeJamie Bell is Hallam Foe, a troubled young man whose knack for voyeurism paradoxically reveals his darkest fears, and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother’s death, he instead inds himself searching the rooftops of the city of Edinburgh for love. REVIEWS“…PERFORMANCES, EVOCATIVE CINEMATOGRAPHY...RICHLY ENTERTAINING TALE OF ADOLESCENT ANGST…” - Neil Smith, The London Paper “…a delirious, skewed perspective and an almost palpable sexual pulse…” - Damon Wise, Empire Magazine “A VIEWING DELIGHT!” - Derek Elley, Variety “…Erotic, well-acted and beautifully photographed” - Philip French, The Observer (UK) Mister Foe had its HDNet Movies Sneak Preview in September 2008. |
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RedAfter a random act of senseless violence, Avery Ludlow (Brian Cox) determines to find out who the teenaged boys are who commited the crime and why they did it. Helped by a local reporter (Kim Dickens), but opposed by the boys’ parents, a rich businessman (Tom Sizemore) and a hardscrabble laborer (Robert Englund) and his wife (Amanda Plummer), Avery single-mindedly presses for justice—with or without the law on his side. REVIEW“…MOMENTS OF PROFOUND INTROSPECTION…horror hounds are sure to appreciate this niche offering…” - Peter Debruge, VARIETY |
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Finding AmandaFrom director Peter Tolan, creator of the hit television series Rescue Me, comes Finding Amanda, a hilarious and heartbreaking autobiographical comedy about the compulsions we can’t shake, and the unlikely lengths we’ll go to while trying. Taylor Mendon (Matthew Broderick) is a television writer and producer working on a low-rated, little-respected half-hour sitcom. Once destined for bigger and better things, Taylor's compulsive gambling, recreational drug use and drinking all conspired to throw his career off the rails. After kicking the alcohol and drugs, he only has one more hurdle...the horses. His beautiful twenty - year old niece Amanda (Brittany Snow) has her own habit to kick. Living in Las Vegas, working as a "dancer," her family has just discovered she is actually a prostitute, and they suspect hooking for drug money. On their way home from an emergency family meeting, Taylor's wife Lorraine (Maura Tierney) finds recent racing stubs in Taylor's glove compartment. After years of standing by him, she leaves. Taylor comes up with a plan: he'll win back his wife by doing the right thing. He'll go to Las Vegas, find Amanda, and deliver her to a rehabilitation center in Malibu. While he’s at it, he might even catch up with some old friends (like slimy casino host Steve Coogan). But besides that, it’s strictly the business at hand—while he's there, he vows, he won't gamble a single cent, but things don’t turn out quite as he’d planned. |
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Quid Pro QuoIsaac Knott (Nick Stahl) is a Public Radio reporter in New York City. When he was eight, his mother and father died in an automobile accident that left him in a wheelchair. On air, Isaac recounts how he recently received an anonymous tip from someone identified only as "Ancient Chinese Girl." She tells him a perfectly able-bodied man walked into an emergency ward downtown, and attempted to bribe a doctor into amputating his leg. As Isaac investigates the eerie tip, he encounters Fiona (Vera Farmiga) who, through her own quandary, leads Isaac to a netherworld of people afflicted with a perverse desire to be disabled. Like a contemporary noir detective film, Quid Pro Quo follows Isaac as he embarks on a dream-like journey to pull back the layers of what makes people feel whole. Reviews“A strikingly original and provocative first feature. A detective story that morphs into a twisted romance. Lenser Michael McDonough amplifies the film's detective-fiction undercurrents and dreamlike feel with a noirish, amber-glow lighting scheme.” - Justin Chang,Variety "Quid Pro Quo is impressively assured for a first feature -- Brooks is a guy who absolutely has a future in movies.” - Cody Clark, Salt Lake Daily Herald “Illuminating with a good deal of humor & style, worth seeing for the two leads alone.” - Scot Weinberg, Cinematical.com “Did somebody say ‘Hitchcock?’ the gloss of high style and the sprinkling of dark wit? Carlos Brooks' debut feature Quid Pro Quo, which is not a thriller at all – there isn't even a murder – but which nevertheless generates suspense through the odd relationship that develops between cool, blonde, chic Vera Farmiga – easily channeling Grace Kelly – and Nick Stahl's Jimmy Stewart-like disabled radio reporter.” - Pam Grady, FILMSTEW.COM |
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SurfwiseSurfwise follows the odyssey of 85-year-old, legendary surfer Dr. Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz, his wife Juliette, and their nine children - all of whom were home-schooled on the beaches of Southern California, Hawaii, Mexico and Israel; they surfed every day of their lives, and were forced to adhere to a strict diet and lifestyle of animals in the wild, by their passionate and demanding, health-conscious father. Directed by Doug Pray, this film features the entire Paskowitz family including: Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz, Juliette Paskowitz and David Paskowitz.
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FlawlessFlawless is a clever thriller set in 1960s London with Demi Moore and Michael Caine as unlikely allies who set in motion a diamond heist of dizzying proportions, the likes of which London has never seen.
Flawless had its HDNet Movies Sneak Preview in March 2008. It was directed by Michael Radford and stars Michael Caine and Demi Moore. |
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Romulus, My FatherRomulus, My Father is based on Raimond Gaita's critically acclaimed memoir. It tells the story of Romulus, his beautiful wife, Christina, and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son, Raimond. It is the tale of a boy trying to balance a universe described by his deeply moral father, against the experience of heartbreaking absence and neglect from a depressive mother. It is, ultimately, a story of impossible love that celebrates the unbreakable bond between father and son.
Romulus, My Father was directed by Richard Roxburgh and stars Eric Bana and Franka Potente. It had its HDNet Movies Sneak Preview in February 2008. |
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ShroomsWhen five American college students arrive in Ireland to go on camping trip with their old college buddy Jake, they are in high spirits. Jake has promised them the ‘trip’ of a lifetime’ because he claims Ireland has the best magic mushrooms in the world. It sounded like it would be great fun. Now that they are tripping things don’t seem so funny. Bluto, one of the gang, is missing. Tara thinks he’s dead because she feels she has seen his death before but nobody believes her they think she is just out of it. They’re out of it too. That was the whole point of coming here, but there is something out there, something watching them, something that will kill them if they don’t get out of the forest and get help. Directed by Paddy Breathnach Starring: Lindsey Haun, Jack Huston, Max Kasch, Maya Hazen, Alice Greczyn, Rob Hoffman, Don Wycherley, and Sean McGinley. |
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OutlawLondon: present day. In lawless streets the guilty are left unhindered to go about their business. Returning from a tour of duty in Iraq, former Paratrooper Bryant (Sean Bean) is appalled by what he sees in a country he no longer recognizes. Determined to do something about it, he assembles a group of like minded souls who resolve to restore the balance between right and wrong, good and evil, enforcing justice with a brutality to match that of the once unpunished, unsuspecting wrongdoers. But when the law of the land is co-opted in this way, who decides when enough is enough? |
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RedactedA fictional story inspired by true events, Redacted is a unique cinematic experience that will force viewers to radically reconsider the filters through which we see and accept events in our world, the power of the mediated image and how presentation and composition influence our ideas and beliefs. A profound meditation on the way information is packaged, distributed and received in an era with infinite channels of communication, Redacted utilizes a variety of created source material—video diaries, produced documentary, surveillance footage, online testimonials, news pieces—to comment on the extreme disconnect between the surface of an image and the reality of ideas and the truth, especially in times of strife. Centered around a small group of American soldiers stationed at a checkpoint in Iraq, Redacted alternates points of view, balancing the experiences of these young men under duress and members of the media with those of the local Iraqi people, illuminating how each have been deeply affected by the current conflict and their encounters with each other. The charged apotheosis of Brian De Palma’s filmmaking career, Redacted caps off a body of work which has explored the politics of image-making and reception more fully than any living filmmaker |
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WeirdsvilleWhen stoners Dexter and Royce mistakenly assume their friend Matilda has overdosed, they can’t call the cops because she’s OD’d on stolen drugs. So, they decide to bury her body themselves. Good news is she’s not dead. Bad news is she wakes up just in time to interrupt a Satanic cult performing a ritual sacrifice in the same place the guys were going to bury her. Our heroes end up on the run from the Satanists, the drug dealer they stole the stash from, and a gang of angry little people all while trying to pull off a heist of their own. It’s one crazy night in one crazy town!
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Closing EscrowClosing Escrow is the story of three quirky families seeking to buy their next home. Each has a reason for moving and a reason they don't get along with their real estate agent. All three families converge on the same property which inevitably goes into multiple offers. Who gets the house? Closing Escrow: A comedy about real estate.
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CashbackWhen art student Ben Willis is dumped by his girlfriend Suzy, he develops insomnia. To pass the long hours of the night, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket. There he meets a colorful cast of characters, all of whom have their own 'art' in dealing with the boredom of an eight-hour-shift. Ben's art is that he imagines himself stopping time. This way, he can appreciate the artistic beauty of the frozen world and the people inside it - especially Sharon, the quiet checkout girl, who perhaps holds the answer to solving the problem of Ben's insomnia.
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Broken EnglishIn a startling mature and nuanced performance, Parker Posey plays Nora Wilder, a thirty-something Manhattanite who is cynical about love and relationships, in this astute collaboration with first-time writer/director Zoe Cassavetes. Nora plugs away at her job in a posh downtown hotel and can't help but wonder what it is she has to do to find a relationship as ideal as her friend Audrey's (Drea De Matteo) "perfect marriage." It doesn't help that her overbearing mother (Gena Rowlands) takes every opportunity to remind Nora that she's still unattached. After a series of disastrous first dates, she meets Julien (Melvil Poupaud), a seemingly devil-may-care Frenchman with a passion for living. Expecting another disastrous ending, Nora tries to avoid making the same mistakes. She finds herself in Paris looking to break old patterns. Inevitably, Nora has to look inward before she can find a new outlook on life and most importantly, love. Broken English will be available on DVD August 21st. REVIEWS“A pitch-perfect lead performance by Parker Posey” – Dennis Harvey, VARIETY “A must see for Sex and the City fans.” – Ruthe Stein, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE “With Broken English, Cassavetes has reinvented an old genre and given it a decidedly new millennial spin, concocting a totally enjoyable and fresh approach to the well-explored "love story." – AOL Moviefone “A career-defining performance for the exquisite Parker Posey.” – Dark Horizions.com Official Site | Buy the DVD | Trailer | Rent at Blockbuster Online |
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Fay GrimFay Grim, a single mom from Woodside, Queens, is afraid her 14 year old son, Ned, will grow up to be like his father, Henry, who has been missing for seven years. Fay's brother Simon is serving ten years in prison for aiding in Henry's escape from the law. In the quiet of his cell, Simon has had time to think about the tumultuous years of Henry's presence among them--chronicled in Hartley's earlier film Henry Fool (1998). He has come to suspect that Henry was not the man he appeared to be. His suspicions are validated when the CIA asks Fay to travel to Paris to retrieve Henry's property. Her mission turns into a sprawling con-game, pitching Fay deep into a world of international espionage. REVIEWS“Hal Hartley’s funniest and sharpest movie in years. Reminiscent of the Marx Brothers.” – New York Magazine “IT MAKES YOU DIZZY WITH ITS FRESHNESS. A modest masterpiece from Hal Hartley.” – Troy Patterson, Spin “FANTASTIC AND DELIGHTFULLY OFFBEAT. Parker Posey is wonderfully sexy and archly funny.” – Dennis Dermody, Paper “**** GRANDLY ENTERTAINING AND RELEVANT. Delirious and delectable, Fay Grim is one marvelous creation.” – Jason Clark, Slant “A GEM. Just about as sharp and funny as a Hal Hartley fan could wish for.” – Kim Voynar, Cinematical. Official Site | Trailer | Buy the DVD | Rent at Blockbuster Online |
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DiggersFour best friends on Long Island in 1976 find their vocation threatened and their personal lives in flux in this bittersweet comedy-drama about the inevitability of change, and the necessity of embracing it. Directed by Katherine Dieckmann from an original screenplay by Ken Marino. The film stars Paul Rudd, Marino, Josh Hamilton, Ron Eldard, Maura Tierney, Lauren Ambrose and Sarah Paulson.
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